Collapsible ironing table



Feb. 23, 1954 w. ANDERSON COLLAPSIBLE IRONING TABLE 2 sheets-sheet 1Filed Deo. 5, 1951 Feb. 23, 1954 w. ANDERSON COLLAPSIBLE IRONING TABLE 2Sheets-Shea#l 2 Filed Dec. 3, 1951 Patented. Feb. 23, 1954 UN ITEDkSTATES PATENT F FICE GOLLAPSIBLE IRONINGv Walter-.1b. Anderson,.Wichita, Kans.

Applicationeeember 3, 1951, SerialNe259,535`

(Cl. .3S-129).

I'his invention relates to `an ironingwtablewhich isadapted lto beVfolded when not-in `use.

The.` present invention.comprises-lan improvementover the ironing tabledisclosed. in my Patent No. 2,567,538, issuedsepternber ll, 19.51 and Yentitled Collapsible. Ironing Table?? Itis an object of the ypresentinvention to .provideffan improved. collapsible `ironing table whichI isf. readily. installed, which` is Jsteady and-firm in unfolded position,and which is `cornposedof a minimum number fof parts .for ease inmanufac ture-.and assembly.

it anotherobject of the. .present invention .to providealcollapsibleAironingtable which is readily assembled .and disassembled by, theultimate user thereof and. wherein the ironing .board .subassembly canbe.- readilyy detached `for .use in other locations. and. wherein theironingboard subassemblyisadapted to lieat on a table or thelike.

Other and.` further important objeotstof` this invention will beapparentiromthe.disclosures in the specification, and inthe.accompanying drawings, in which:

Figurel isa sidey elevational-view .of a collapsible ironing talolevembodying the. principles of the `present invention, `with the-ironing`table in unfolded position .and `showing the ironing `table attached toa supportingstructure;

Figure 2.is a..bottom plan viewlof the ironing table of Figure 1detached from thewsupportingstructure;

FigureY 3 is .a longitudinal sectional view `of lthe ironing ;tab1e,.`partially collapsed;

Figure 4. a vertical. `sectionalview taken sulostantially lalongthe lineIV---IV` of Figure ,1;

Figure is a transversexsectional' view taken substantially along theline V-V of Figure 1;

Figure 6 `is a fragmental transverse sectional View, showing themannerVof securing'th'e 'cover for the ironing board; and

Figure '7 is a fragmentary top plan view show ingvan iron rest appliedthereto.

As illustrated in Figure 1, 4.thecollapsibleaironingtable assembly ofthe present inventioncornprises` an ironing board` subassembly It: which'is :pivotally mounted to a support structureel-l by means of a bracketsubsassembly l2. The ironing table subassembly is maintained in unfoldedposition by means of a support link I3 pivotally carried by the bracketsubassembly.

The ironing table subassembly lll comprises an ironing board I4 and apair of longitudinally extending reinforcing strips l5 and I6 havingforward portions rigidly fastened in broad surfa'cefcontact-- withawmajor portion of the longi tudinalfextent of theironingboardundersuriace by screws .16. The reinforcing strips extendrearwardly beyond the rear end of the board in transversely spacedrelation for pivotal connection atl their rear ends with the bracket subassembly l2. The intermediate rear portions il of the reinforcingxstrips`are thus adapted to afordaclotlies rack, as well aste space' theironing board Ml outwardly` from thev support structure Il forconvenience of access thereto during ironing.

is best seen `in Figure 6:in order to `provide cenvenient means forattachinganironing .pad to the ironing board, acontinuous groove It is4routed.inthe ironingboard edge. The groove cooperateswith acontinuouswire springll to retain thecloth cover 2| in tautcoveringarelation tc the pad l. There` is thus avoided the conventional`rope lacing beneath the ironing board which would obstruct` the-natunder faces `221 oi the reiniorcingstrips l5 anoll `when the :ironingboardsubassembly is4 detached-for separate use on a-Ltable or the like.

Thebracket subassembly it? includes 1a transversely extendingygenerally. channel-shaped bearingf-bracket 24 .for pivotally mountingthe `rear ends of the reinforcing-strips. This bracket is preferablyformed-of a single `piece .cf sheet metal which` when bent intoiii-nal-` shape detines a channel 25 `and provides `pair of`transversely spaced opposed. rearwardly extending Lears "it at the endsofthe channel..'iiiranolafpair of `spaced upstanding; tabs ,2l aol-jacent thereto. As shown in` Figure '4, the bracket .iid iis :ci `suchwidth `as to fit between therearends: ofthe reinforcingstrips and a bolt28 extends through .the ends of l the reinforcing strips and through thekearslltwto 4pivot-- ally attach `the `boa-rd `subasseinloly to-thevsupport structure. As :seen inFigurethe upstanding tabs?! areadaptedttodene 4withthe topwall Sil of fthebracket 2'4 a recess forretainingk aleover panel (not sho-wn) `forcoveringthe ironing ,tableassembly. when in collapsed` position.

The bracket subassemblyf-i ralso vincludes verticallyeXtending-.brackets l 3l of channel shape preferably, offset ,orjoggled`at `the top` as indicated at L32-in Figures r1, and. :lite overlie inflat contacting relation the lower fiange 33 of brac-liet 2d. The flange33 and top 32 are provided with registering apertures to receivetherethrough suitable fastening means such as woodscrew ill if thebracket is to be secured to the studcling of a wall. At the lower endthe bracket 3i has an integral generally reversely extending open hook35 which is adapted to be selectively closed by means of clip 36. Thehook and clip are adapted to pivotally retain the bight portion 3l ofthe U-shaped support link i3 and are provided with registering verticalslots including slot 38 of clip 36, Figure d, for receiving therethroughthreaded fastening means such as a wood screw 35. When the screw isloosened the clip 3G Will be vertically slidable on the bracket 3l forready insertion or removal of the bight portion 31.

The outturned free ends 48 of the support link i3 are adapted to slidein longitudinal channels or guideways lll defined by the inner sideedges of the reinforcing strips l and i6 and the bottom surface of theironing board. The legs of the link are resilient and are normally heldtogether by the abutment of the outturned ends 48 in the guideway. Asthe ironing board subassembly is raised, the outturned link free endslill slide rear- Wardly in the channels or guideways lll and inhorizontal position of the board spring outwardly to seat in the lockingsockets d2 in the reinforcing strips. To prevent wear on the strips I5and i6, wear plates i3 are fastened to the vertical side edges of thereinforcing strips defining guideways 4l as best seen in Figure 6.

As shown in Figure 7, an ironing rest d5 may be mounted on theintermediate rear portions d8 of the reinforcing strips 47. Thereinforcing strips are preferably provided with recesses d8 at theirinner edges to receive the iron rest plate so that the top surface ofthe plate Will be flush with the tops of the reinforcing strips.

It will be apparent that the bracket subassembly IZ may be separatelyattached to the Wall and that the ironing board subassembly and supportlink are thereafter readily attached to the bracket subassembly orremoved therefrom, the ironing board subasseinbly it being adapted forindependent use in a different location, on the top of a table, forexample. y

It will, of course, be understood that various details of constructionmay be varied without departing from the principles of this invention,and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereonotherwise than necessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A collapsible ironing table assembly comprising an ironing board, apair of reinforcing strips extending longitudinally of said ironingboard in transversely spaced relation and having forward portionsrigidly fastened in broad surface contact with a major portion of thelongi-n tudinal extent of the ironing board undersurface, saidreinforcing strips having rear portions extending rearwardly intransversely spaced relation beyond the rear end of the ironing board,the rear strip portions having transverse aligned apertures extendingthrough the rear extremities thereof, a transversely extendingchannel-shaped bracket of length substantially equal to the transversespacing between said reinforcing strips, said bracket defining atransversely extending channel and having rearwardly extending opposedears at the transverse ends thereof defining the ends of the channel,said ears having aligned transverse openings therethrough opening intothe channel and aligned with the apertures of said reinforcing strips, abolt extending through the aperture of one reinforcing strip, theopening of the adjacent bracket ear, through the bracket channel, theopening of the other bracket ear, and the aperture of the otherreinforcing strip, said reinforcing strips defining with the ironingboard undersurface at the inner opposed edges of the forward portions ofthe strips opposed longitudinally extending guideways, said reinforcingstrips having transverse aligned apertures opening into said guidevvaysat the rear thereof defining locking sockets, a further bracketinterconnected with said first mentioned bracket and dependingtherefrom, said further bracket having an open hook at the end thereof,a clip having a vertical slot for retention in vertically adjustableoverlying relation to said further bracket adjacent said hook, said clipbeing adjustable to open and close said hook, and a U-shaped supportlink having a bight portion pivotally retained by said hook and clip andhaving outturned free ends for sliding in soid opposed guideways and forexpansion into said locking sockets in horizontal position of theironing board.

2. A collapsible ironing table assembly comprising an ironing board, apair of reinforcing strips extending longitudinally of said ironingboard in transversely spaced relation and having forward portions withbroad dat undersurfaces in broad surface contact with and fastened tothe ironing board undersurface, said reinforcing strips having rearportions extending rearwardly in transversely spaced relation beyond therear end of the ironing board, a bracket for pivotally mounting saidrear portions of said reinforcing strips to mount said Aironing boardfor pivotal movement about said bracket, said reinforcing strips havinglongitudinally extending rabbet grooves at the inner margins of theundersurfaces thereof defining with the ironing board undersurfaceopposed longitudinally extending guideways, said reinforcing stripshaving trans verse aligned apertures opening into said guidewaysadjacent the rear thereof and defining locking sockets, a generallyU-shaped support link having outturned free ends for sliding in saidopposed guideways and for expansion into said locking sockets to supportsaid ironing board in horizontal position, and a bracket for pivotallymounting the bight portion of said support link, said link outturnedends sliding forwardly in said guideways and said link pivoting aboutsaid last-mentioned bracket as said ironing board is pivoted about saidfirst-mentioned bracket from horizontal position into collapsedposition.

WALTER L. ANDERSON.

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